Tripping mechanism for printing-presses.



R. MIEHLE. TRIPPING MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES. APPLICATION FILED0GT.9, 1906.

Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

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INVEN TOR [RIM ML R. MIEHLE. TRIPPING MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PHESSES.

APPLICATION FILED 0G1,9,1806. 1,081,3530. Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

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R. MIEHLE. TRIPPING MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

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1,081,320. Specification of Letters EPatent. Patented Dec. 13., 1913.Application filed October 9, mos. Serial 110338144.

Tgall wi' m it may a r the cylinders have each made justcne com- Be itknown that 1, ROBERT Mrsnnn, a plete revolution from the position showncitizen of the i United States, residing at in Figs. 1 and 2. .Fig. 5 isayvert-ical cross- Ghicago, in the county of Cook and State of sectiontaken on the line a-- Fig. 4. Figs. 6 6 Illinois, have invented certainnew" and useand 7 are sideelevations, similar to Figs. so t'ulImprovements in Tripping Mechanisms l and 2, showing parts in thepositions they for Printinglresses, of which the following occupy at thetime that the dog of the is a full, clear, and exact specification.cylinder elevating and lowering mechanism This invention relates totripping mechaof cylinder 4 has moved a short distance on 10 nisins forniultrcylinder printing presses,- its downward movement. Figs; 8 and 9are, and: especially for the type of press known respectively,underneath view and side eleas a two-color press, in. which the sameside vation of a portion of the tripping mechaof. the sheet receives twosuccessive impresnism when the parts are in the position eions from thecylinders respectively. shown in F ig. 1. Figs. 10 and 11 are seciit Intripping mechanisms itis desirable that tional views showing the bentarm 54 in the construction be such that the tripping differentpositions. of one of the cylinders will follow auto- In cylinderprinting presses, "where the matically at a later and definite periodwith cylinder undergoes a rising and falling reference to thetime oftripping the other motion with reference to the bed, the cyl- W and thateither cylinder may he tripped inder raising and lowering mechanismseparately :01" independently of the other. usually embodies a springfor inoving the Such character of tripping mechanismhas cylinder in onedirect-ion, and positive means, heretofore been applied to two cylindersuch as aneceentric or toggle, for moving it .orintin 'presses, asshownin the United in the other direction, and the spring is tates atentissued to me dated December usually emplo ed and is preferablyem: 30 24,1901, No. 689,505. ploycd in this instance for producing the be primaryobject of this invention is to upward movement. One or more springs, asprovide an improved tripping mechanism shown at 1, 2, are used for eachof thecylof the described character for plural cylinders 3,4,,whose'journals dare supported 30 inder multi-color presses, orpresses having in boxesG arranged in suitable guides orv a. plurality ofcylinders for respectively jawsflrespectively. printing 'aportion of thesame side of the Between the impression cylinders 3, 4, is sheet. larranged the transferring cylinder 8, which With a view totheattainlnent of these serves to transfer. the sheet from the firstends and the accomplishment of certain cylinder 3 to the second cylinder4, ins way other ohjectswhich will hereinafter appear, which will resultin the second cylinderprothe invention consists in the ,features ofducing an impression upon the same side of novelty in theconstruction,combination and thesheet as that upon which thefirstcylinder arrangementof parts, which will now he dcproduced itsimpression. The transferring 40 scribed with reference to .j theaccoinpanycylinder is driven by a gear 9, and has a ing drawings, andthen more particularly smaller gear-.10 meshing with gears 11, 12,pointed out in the claims. on the cylinders for imparting rotary mo- Inthe saididrawin s, Figures 1 and 2 are tlon to the latter. Gear 9- isdriven by gear side elevations part y in section, showing 13, on shaft14.. The shaft 14, drives cam respectively,opposite sidesof a portionota 15, which actuates the cylinder lowering printing press provided withthese improvemechanism of the firstcylinder,through the ments, with theparts in the position which 1ntcrmed1ary of an idler 16 and pinion 17,they assume when both trip keys or pedals while the gear 13 drives cam18 of the cylare :depressed for the purpose of tripping the indcrlowering mechanism of the second cyl- 50 cyhndcrs when the firstcylinder is at the inder, through? the intermediary of idler sheetreceiving position. Figs. 3 and 4. are 1.9, pinion 20,;idler 21., andpinion 42, the side elevations, similar to Figs. 1 and 2, peripheriesof'cams 15,18, being provided showin the parts in the position they. aswith gear teeth for engagement :ivith idlelsume alter the tripkeys havebeen released 16 and pinion 22, respectively. The arraii eb5 and raisedto their elevatedposition and ment of teetlt in tieseveral nears whichblocks 2% and SCI'YlD to lower the cylinders -It will be understood thatone of the crank- 33 is a pin or stop to limit the upward movedrive cams15, 18 is such that the two cams I move in unison, each making onecomplete l revolution ior each sheet printed.

The cylinder lowering and tripping meclr anisms for the two cylindersare very similar in ctmstruction and operation. the diti ierencesconsisting, mainly, in the means, whereby the tripping of the secondcylinder 5 is deferred ai'tathe tripping devices are; released until thesheet whicn was printed 5 by the first cylinder passes and receives an iimpression from the second cylinder. ilecause of the similarity of thelowering and tripping mechanisms of the two cylinders, in describingthese mechanisms, the same letters of reference will be employed wherecorresponding parts are identical, and it will be understood that thedescription applies equally to the mechanism of each of the cylinders.

Above the boxes 6 of the cylinders l, are arranged eccentrics 23 restingin b aaring into impression or printing positions when said eccentricsare rotated in their hearing blocks, and this may be done through theagency of crank arms 25 and connecting rods 26 whose lowerends arepivoted to crank arms 27 rigidly secured to rocker shafts arms 2T'issecured to each end of each rocker-shaft 28, (see Fig. 5) and that whena shaft 28 is rocked these arms through the medium of their respectiveconnecting rods communicate motion to both ends of the journals orshafts 5 of the cylinders 3-4:, respectively.

Mounted securely, upon each of the rocker shafts 28, is a tooth 29,adapted to be engaged by a dog 30 having a notch 31 formed at or nearits lower or free end and arranged to drop over and engage the tooth 29while the other end of the dog is pivoted to the free end of a crank arm32 loosely journaled or pivoted upon the shaft 28 so as to be capable ofindependent oscillation.

ment of the-tooth 29.

The necessary oscillatory motion of the arms 32 and dogs 30 whichthrough the medium of the teeth 29 give the required rocking movement ofthe shafts 28, is produced by the cams 15, 18 each of which is providedin one face with a cam grriovc comprising a concentric or dwellingportion 34 and deflecting or active portions 33, 36. Each crank arm 32is provided with a pin or anti-friction roller 37 adapted to engage intothe groove of its corresponding cam so that when the cams are rotated inthe direction of the arrows the arms 32 will be oscillated and, throughthe medium of the dog 30 and tooth 29, the shaft 28 be rocked for thepurpose previously described. leferring now particularly to the cylinderlowering devices of cylinder 3, of which in Fig. 2, the dog 30 is shownin its upper or 1 retracted position, when the cam 15 is rotalcd in thedirection of the arrow, the dog 30 will be lowered to the position shownin Fig. l, while the roller ST is passing through the portion 35 ot'the'cam groove and will be held in such lowered position while theconcentric or dwelling portion ill of the cam passing the roller 37.\Vhilc this concentric portion 34: is passing, toe cylinder is at thelimit of its downward movement and the impression is taking place. Whenthe portion 36 of the groove arrives at the roller the dog 30 begins torise, and when the roller arrives at about midway in the groove 36 thegrippers 59 have arrived at about the position 59 shown in Fig. 1, andthe sheet will be transferred to the transfer cylinder at the time whenthe cylinder 3 is in its midway position of its rising moveicnt, andcontinues to rise until the portion 35 of the cam groove again arrivesat the roller. T he action of cam 18 of the cylinder lowering devices ofcylinder t is the same as that of cam 15 last described, except that theactive portion 35 is divided into lower and upper parts o -35" with aconcentric or dwelling portion 35 to,be hereinafter more particularlyreferred to, separating the two active parts 3535".

On one face of each of the dogs 30 is a log or pin 38, projectinglaterally therefrom into a groove 39 formed in the contiguous face of acam arm 40 whose lower end is secured to a rod i l. The groove of eachcam arm is, for the major portion of its length, concentric with itscorrespondin shaft 28, so that the lugs 38 ride idly to and fro in thegrooves of their corresponding cams except when a cam arm 10 isoscillated up aid, and, in that event, when lug 88 arrives about at thelimit of the upper end of its groove 39, it engages a cam portion 42formed within the groove thereby lifting the said roller and its dog 30out of lock with its tooth 29 and permitting the dog to be moveddownwardly by the arm 32 on the next stroke of the arm without carryingwith it the tooth \Vhen dog 30 is thus disengaged from its tooth 29 itscorresponding cylinder 3 or 4 will be tripped and held in its elevatedposition out of impressing po sition by the springs 12, while the arms32 and dog 30 may continue their rocking movements, and this trippedcondition will exist until the notch 31 again returns to the limit ofits upward stroke and drops over its tooth 25); it being understood, ofcourse, that the tripped condition of a cylinder may be prolongedindefinitely so long as a cam arm 40 remains in its oscillated or upperposi:

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Having now described that portion of the cylinder lowering and trippingmechai5, thereby rocking v placed. so closeto the key -24: that :uismswhich are similar in their respective operations, I will now describethe actuating means by which the tripping devices are put intooperation. 011 the rod ll of the tripping devices for secured a. lever43 provided with an operating key 44 arranged in a position accessibleto the press attendant, and adapted, 'Wl'ien depressed, to rock the rod4H and cam arin and to move the upper end of'the arm 4:0 upwardly withrespect to thc lug 38 for the purpose hereinl'iefore described. On therod 41 oi? the tripping devices for cylinder is secured a lever (lcarrying at its free end a stud 46 whose outer end is provided with ananti-friction roller 47 adapted to he engaged by a cam 48 ranged to turnin unison with the cams 18 and. which is preferably mounted upon ashaftlQ upon which the cam 15 is also mounted. llhe stud do is arrangedto move laterally in its bearing in the lever whereby the outer end ofthe stud may he alternately brought into alinenient with the cam 4-8 asin. Fig. ll. or thrown out of alinernent therewith as in li jg. 9. Solong as the stud 41-6 not in alinement with cam 48 the tripping deviceis not actuated, but when it is desired to actuate the tripp'ii'igdevices, the stud sit is moved into alineinent with the cam 41Swhereupon the elevated part 50 oi the cam 48, which turns iuthedirection of the arrow, contacts with the stud 46 and depresses it andthe lever the rod 41 and arm 40 to move the upper end of arm 40 upwardlywith respect to the lug 38 for the purpose previously set forth.

Mounted loosely upon the rod ll of the trippinp devices for cylinder 3is a crank lever 51 connected to a. key or operating treadle 52 arrangedin a position accessible to the press attendant and preferably both keysmay be depressed at one time or may be depressed inde iendently when sodesired. The depending arm 53 of the crank lever 51 is adapted. toengage a bent arm 54: through the medium of a ilcxible rod 55 carried bythe arm 53. The arm 54. is loosely mounted upon a support 56 and itsupper or bent end is arranged to contact With the inner end of the stud4-6. Non mally the arm 54 and stud 46 occupy the position shown in Fig.9with the stud out of ulinement with the cam 48, but when the key 52 isdepressed the crank arm 51 is rocked throwing the inner end of its armupward, thereby tilting the arm forcing its upper end against the studl6 and moving the stud into alinement with cum 45:8 (see liig. 10). Uponthe release of the key 52 the bent arm Sifalls' into its normal positionin ll leaving the stud d6 still in alincnient with the cam l8. To

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move the stud again into its normal position, a laterally projecting;lug 57 is provided on the cam 4-8 which by contacting with the inner endof the stud 46 moves the stud outward to its normal position, 1* lg. 9

238 538 are coil springs adapted to re turn the levers 4.3, 51 and thekeys 4:4, 52, to their normal positions when the pressure upon the keysis removed.

When the cylinders 3 1 'ure to be tripped it is necessary, after thecylinder 3 is tripped, that sufficient time elapse before the cylinder1- is triaped for the sheet last "hinted by cylinder 3 to pass fromcylinder 3 and to he received therefrom by and to pass one and one halftimes around the transfer cylinder 8 and thence to pass to and to beprinted by cylinder 4-. The cylinders 3, at, may be tripped at thedesired times successively by first pressing the key id of the trippingdevices of cylinder 3 and then, at the proper time thereafter,depressing the key 52 of the tripping devices of cylinder l. Suchindependent nianipulation of the operating keys IQQUlWn' nuch care onthe part of the operator, niak ing the operation of the machine unnecessar ly con'iplcx. ll prefer to simplify the operation of the trippingdevices by pressing both keys 44:52 at the same instant, and, when thisis done, they should be pressed at or about the time that the parts arein. the position shown in Figs. 1-2 when the cylinder 3 is in its raisedposition, and when the tooth 29 of the cylinder elevating and loweringmechanism of cylinder 3 in its upper position, as in Fig. 2, anrhat thistime, the grippers 59 of cylinder 8 are in the position shown in Fig. 1,ready to receive a sheet from the feed board 60, although, if the pressis toloe tripped, it is not usual to supply a sheet to the grippers 50at this turn of the cylinder. v The depressing of the key 4d causes thecam-arm 40 o" the tripping oscillated upward and thereby force its camportion 42 against the lug 38 on dog 30 to lift the dog out of lock withthe tooth 29, as in Fig. 2, and by depressing key 52 at the saine timewith the key 44:, the cam. 48 has its lug 57 directly opposed to theouter end of stud l6, Fi s. l and S, and, while the lug is in thisposition it will not permit the stud 46 to he moved through its bearingin the lever 45 but retains the stud and bent arm 5% in their normalposition (Fig. 9) and thereby prevents the outer end of the rod i'ron'ibeing raised, when the lever 51 is rocked by the key 52, but causestherod to assume, temporarily, the bent position shown in Fig. 1. Assoon, ho\vever, as the cam 48 has turned in the direction of thearrovv,'so far as to remove its lug Fir-out of contact with the stud d6,

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for instanpe, into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, thespring tension of the rod 55 causes it to straighten into the positionshown by dotted. lines in Fig. 1 thereby raising its free end to tiltthe arm Fri and force the stud i6 inward through its bearing in the arm45 and into alinen'ient with cam 48 as in Fig. 10. ll is usual as soonas the stud 46 has thus moved inward and after the dog of the cylinderelevating and lowering mechanism of cylinder has moved downward so farthat it cannot again drop over the tooth 29, to remove the pressure fromthe keys l-l, and this happens at about the time that the grippers ofcylinder 3 have moved to the position shown by dotted lines at 59 inFig. 1. When the trip keys are thus released the levers 43, 51. and arm5% assume their normal position while the stud 46 remains in alinementwith cam 48, as in Fig. 11; the cam arm 4.0 of the tripping devices ofcylinder 3 also, at this time, returns to its lower or normal positionand drops its cam portion 42 below the path of movement of the lug 38 ondog 30 where by when the dog again moves to the upper end of itsmovei'nent its notch 31 may again drop over the tooth 29 in position tofurther operate the cylinder elevating and lowering mechanism ofcylinder 3, but the cam arm of the tripping devices of the secondcylinder has not as yet been moved from its normal position.

As the cam 48 continues to turn, after the proper interval for thepassing of the sheetv last printed by cylinder 3 to cylinder 4 and to beprinted thereby the elevated or high part 50 of the cam reaches the stud4G and depresses it and the lever and oscillates upward the cam arm $0of the tripping devices of cylinder 4:. The initial or ad Vance portion.of the high part of the cam 48 first operates on the stud 46 tooscillate upward the arm 4-0 at about the time that dog 30 of thecylinder elevating and lowering mechanism of cylinder has reached theend of its upward movement, and the upward oscillation of the lever 40,by forcing its cam portion 42 against the la 38 on the dog 30 liftsthedog, out of 100 r with the tooth 29. The said high part of cam 48 is ofsutlicient' breadtl'i to press upon and hold down the stud 4L6 until thedog 30 has moved so far on its downward movement as to carry its notch31 beyond and out of alinementwith the tooth 29 as shown in Fig. 6.

\Vhen the key 52 is depressed, as stated, the parts being in theposition shown in Figs. 1, 2, the dogBO of the cylinder elevatin; andlowering mechanism of cylinder 4 is in about the middle of its forwardor loweriug movement while the roller 37 lies in the groove of cam 18near the begirming of the concentric part 35 of said groove at whichtime a sheet is just commencing to pass to cylinder l from the transfercylinder As the cam 18 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, theroller 87, while the sheet being received from the transfer cylinder 8by the impression cylinder 4, passes first through the concentricportion 35 of the cam groove and then, as the cam is further rotated,the roller will pass through the outer active portion 315 of the grooveto cause the dog: 30 to complete its downward movement and the dog 30will be held in such lowered position while the concentric 0r dwellingportion Set of the cam is passing the roller 37. Fig. 4 shows theposition of these parts while the roller 37 is still in the portion 34of the cam. \Vhile the concentric portion 34 of the cam is passing, thecylinder at is at the limit of its downward movement and an impressionis being made by that cylinder on the sheet just previously printed bycylinder 3. When the portion 36 of the groove arrives at the roller thedog 30 begins to rise and continues to rise until the portion or" thecam groove again arrives at the roller whereupon the dog 30 commencesits downward movement, as in Fig. 7.

As soon as the high part 50 of the cam 48 has passed over the stud 4:6and into the position shown, by dotted lines in Fig. 6, the lever 45 isdrawn, by the spring 61, upward into the position shown by dotted linesin 6, thereby permitting the arm 40 of the tripping devices of cylinder4 to return to its lower or normal position, whereby its cam portion 42is brought below the pathway of lug 38 on dog 30, so that When the dogagain arrives at the upper end of its movement its notch Wlll again dropover the tooth 29 in position further to operate the cylinder elevatingand lowering mechanism of cylinder 4. As the cam 48 further rotates itslug 57 operates on the end of the stud 46 to return to its normalposition, as in Fig. 9.

With the construction described, it will be seen that; either of thecylinders may be tripped at will independently ofthe other by thedepression of one or the other of the keys ii, 52, or, if desired, theoperator by pressing his foot upon the two keys simultaneously-at theproper time and by maintaining the pressure only so long as is requiredto trip the first cylinder. may cause the tripping of the secondcylinder to occur through the intermediate mechanism herein shown at apredetermined period of time with respect to the time that the firstcylinder is tripped.

The cam groove-of .the cam 18 for lowering the second cylinder i,differs from the groove of cam 15 in that in addition to I -1nder,retaining means for holding the tripping means of the secondcylinderintripping position, and means for releasing said retaining means at aboutthe time of the second lowering movement of the said rais- 70 ing andlowering means of the second cylini. dcr, reckoned from the time of therelease of the tripping means of the first cylinder.

2. In a cvlinder tripping mechanism for multimylindor printing presses,the combi- 75 nation of two impression cylinders, means for raising andlowering-said cylinders in alternation, cylinder tripping means for thecylinders respectively, the tripping means for the second cylinderembodying a trip- 80 ping cam, retaining means for holding said cam intripping position, embodying a retaining cam and stud, and a releasingdevice movable with said retaining cam for disengaging said retainingcam and stud. s5

3. In a cylinder tripping; mechanism for multi-cylindor printingpresses, the coinbi, nation of two imprcssion'cylinders, means forraising and lowering the cylinders in alternation, cylinder trippingmeans for the 90 cylinders respectively, the tripping means for thesecond cylinder crnhodyinga tripping cam, a retaining cam for holdingsaid tripping cam in tripping position, having a notched periphery, aretaining stud mov 95 able into the plane of said cam operativelyconnected with said trippingcam, means carried by said retaining cam forengaging said stud and deflecting it'out of its lanedrops 100 36, it isformed with the dwelling or concentric portion 35 adapted to reach theroller37 atthe time'when the cylinder 4 is aboutm'idway between thelimits of its. rising and fallingmovement, and the cum 8 is so setwithrelation to the cam 15that, when the cylinder 3 is at thelimit of its 10upward movement and near the termination of its lip-dwell, cylinderlwill be about midway between, the limits of its rising; and fallingmovement in the course of its downward stroke, the grippers 59 of thefirst cylinder 3 being at the position shown in Fig. l, in readiness toreceive asheet, while the grippers 62 ofthesecond cylinder 4 are in theposition shown in Fig. 1, having just closed upona sheet andthe'grippers 63 of the transferring cy 'nder having just re leasedthe-sheet which is in the grasp of the grippersfiQ, the sheet at thattime'being still wrapped partially around the transferring cylinder. Thepurpose of thisdwelling or inactive portion35 of camlS, it will,therefore, be seen, is to permit thecylindcr 4 to dwell in' itsdescending motion While its grippers 62 are grasping the edge of thesheet coming from the transferring cylinder and removing it therefrom,and theportion ofthe cam 18 should be ofsufficient length to cause thesecond cylinder" to dwell in its said middle position until al ornearly, all of the sheet has been removed 35 from the transferringcylinder. It will also of said retaining cam when the stud into said ca.

4. In a cylinder tripping mechanism for multi-cylinder printing presses,the-combisheet at this intermediate position of itsrising and fallingmovement when the" center of the cylinder 4 falls into a direct linewith 40 the point of closest engagement between the teeth of gears 10-12and the center of cylinder 11. These features of improvement relatingto'the transfer point of the sheet and also to the inclination of theguide jaws 7 as of the cylinders, however, constitute the subject-matterof another application and form 110 part of the present invention, further than theparticular form of the cam 8 is concerned 5o iat I claim asnew is:

1. In a cylinder tripping mechanism for multi-cylinder printing presses,the combi-' nation of two cylinders, means forraising and loweringthefirst cylinder, means for 5a raising and lowering the second cylinder inalternation with the raising and i lowering movementof the firstcylinder, independent cylinder tripping means for the cylindersrespectively, emhodyingscparate operating keys arranged for simultaneousas well as independent operation, said tripping means of the twocylinders being so related and timed that when they'are movedsimultaneously to tripping position that of the second nation-of twoimpression cylinders, means alternation, cylinder tripping means forthecylinders respectively, the trippingmeans for the second cylinderembodying a trip-- ping cam, a retainin cam for holdingfsaid trippmg camiii-tripping position, a stud operatively related to the tripping camand retaining cam for shifting said stud."

5; In a cylinder tripping mechanism for multi-cylinder printing presses,the combination of the first and'seconduimpression cylinders, atransferring cylinder, sheet grippers on all of said y lindors, gearingand means for raising and lowering 'each of the impression cylinders,the raising and Y lowering means forthe second cylinder embodyi'ng meansfor causing the cylinder to at an intermediate point in such. mpvemcnt"when the grippers of the transierrmgcyh inderand of the secondimpression cylinder cylinder will trip after that of the first cyl- 65I.

for raising and lowering the cylinders in 105 connecting all of saidcylmders together;

dwell 111 its rising and falling movement are contiguous, and means fortripping said l cylinder raising and lowering means. i

6. In a cylinder tripping mechanism for l multi-cylinder printingpresses, the combination of two impression cylinders means for raisingand lowering the cylinders in alternation, cylinder tripping means forthe 1 cylinders respectively, a retaining cam for holding the trippingmeans of the second 1 cylinder in a tripping position, a studopcratively related to the said tripping means of the second cylinderfor thus holding it in tripping position and being movable into and outof engagement with said retaining earn, an actuating means for forcingsaid 1 stud into engagement With the retaining cam, embodying an elasticmedium Whei )y the actuating means may be operated in advance of the,time of the movement of the stud, and means operating in unison With theretaining cam for forcing the stud out of engaging position therewith.

lirtestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses, on this 4th day of October A. D.1906.

ROBERT MIEHLE.

Witnesses FRANCIS A. Hermite, CHARLES H. SEEM.

